Plenty of career firsts in Miami-Savannah State game

In the two weeks leading up to Saturday night's matchup against Savannah State, Miami coach Al Golden repeatedly talked about how the game would be a good chance for the Hurricanes to learn about some of their younger players.

In Miami's 77-7 win, many of those younger players got extensive playing time and capitalized.

Reserve quarterback Ryan Williams, a Miramar grad, came into the game earlier than expected after starter Stephen Morris was knocked out of the game with an ankle injury. Williams was 11 of 13 for 176 yards and two touchdowns in limited action.

Third-string QB Gray Crow came into the game before halftime. By the time the game ended, he'd thrown his first career touchdown pass, a 13-yarder to tight end Beau Sandland. It was Sandland's first touchdown at Miami as well.

Here's the list of other "career firsts" for the Hurricanes last night:

Former Northeast standout Stacy Coley had his first touchdown catch, a 25-yarder from Williams. Coley also had an 88-yard kickoff return.

Running back Gus Edwards scored his first career touchdown on a 1-yard run in the second quarter. He went on to add two more scores on runs of 3 yards and 9 runs.

Earl Moore had his first career interception

Some other notable moments:

Duke Johnson's 95-yard kickoff return to open the game tied a career high

Clive Walford had a 36-yard catch, his longest of the season. 17 of his last 18 touches have been first downs or touchdowns.

Miami's 3:53 scoring drive in the second quarter was the longest of the season. To that point, all scoring drives had been 2:49 or less.

And in case you missed it last night, one of the bigger ones: Miami's 77 points marked the highest point total in school history.